The accident was reported at about 12:45 p.m. about a mile south of Route 122, in New Salem, Mary Carey, communications director Northwestern District Attorney’s Office, wrote in a release Monday. According to Carey's statement, police said Putney, 19, of 185 N. Fitzwilliam Rd., was driving north on Route 202 when her vehicle left the road and struck a tree off the southbound shoulder.

Orange emergency personnel and New Salem police were the first to respond to the scene. State police assigned to the Athol State Police Barracks, Royalston police and Massachusetts State Police attached to the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office also assisted.

The crash remains under investigation by state police Crime Scene Services, state police Collision and Reconstruction Section (CARS) and state police assigned to the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office.